THE mother of a young Warrington soldier killed in Afghanistan is organising a special parade in the town, urging people to show their support for troops and veterans she feels have been let down by the Government.
Lisa Billing, whose son 20-year-old Daniel Wade was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2012, is organising the parade “Warrington Behind Our Veterans, to take place on July 27 from the town hall.
Daniel, a former Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School pupil, was one of six British soldiers killed by a massive Taliban bomb in Afghanistan in March 2012.
Private Wade and the five other soldiers had been on a security patrol in a Warrior armoured fighting vehicle when it was caught in an explosion in the Kandahar province.
Lisa said: ” This is for all the soldiers that have been let down by the government, my son being one of them.
“What is happening to the Northern Ireland veterans is very much the same.
“They have been let down and abandoned by their employer.
“They served queen and country and and yet this is how they are repaid in their later years.”
Lisa has launched a facebook page urging others to join the special parade.
She posted on the page her reason for organising the parade, saying her son and veterans of conflicts, including Northern Ireland, had been let down by the government.
“You all signed your oath of allegiance for Queen, crown and country and look what they did, dumped our veterans, homeless, PTSD, but most of all they prosecuting our soldiers our protectors who were sent to war when they never got a choice where to go. They was sent and then they went and did a job they was made to do.
” You (Daniel) along with 455 soldiers never came back. It’s time our government woke up and realised YOU CANNOT SEND MEN TO WAR then prosecute them. A 76- old-man who should be enjoying his retirement, is instead crowd funding to help pay his legal fees.
“So I ask you Warrington to please parade with me and Martin Doherty on July 27 for just one and half hours out of your day and then after the parade you can enjoy a few pints with out veterans.
“They are the 4th emergency service in our country. To me they are the first, they are smartly dressed, show respect, they also enjoy a good time too but on my serious note please show them the same respect and dignity they gave you, when they went fighting terrorists to protects us, making our streets safer.
” Sadly my Son Pte Daniel Wade never came home. Let’s join together and stop the prosecution of our veterans they deserve the same immunity as tony blair gave himself. Oursoldiers don’t want nothing extra, just immunity let’s unite and show our country Warrington is United with our soldiers.”
The parade is due to start at 11 am prompt on July 27 from Warrington town hall.
Any one interested in joining the parade is invited to join the facebook group Warrington Behind Our Veterans.
